British Standards relevant to Stress Management

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There are number of (BSI) British Standards that are directly or indirectly relevant to stress management and the management of wellbeing at work. We recommend you get hold of a copy of these Standards in order to keep up-to-date with best practice and excellence in managing stress risks at work. The Standards and Guidance documents below can be ordered in digital (PDF) or hard copy format.

PAS 1010:2011Guidance on the management of psychosocial risks in the workplaceThis British Standard is bang up-to-date, having been published as recently as 2011. It provides practical guidance on the management of psychosocial risks in work environments. With stress affecting the mental and physical wellbeing of more than 40 million workers, it's not surprising that this approach around managing psychosocial risks is very popular right across Europe. This BSI standard sets the benchmark for psychosocial risk assessment and management, and helps assessors to address this area of health and safety more effectively.

(This 2011 British Standard shouldn't be confused with the Management Standards, which is UK-specific work-related stress guidance that was launched in 2004 by the UK Health & Safety Executive.)

PD 25111:2010 Business continuity management. Guidance on human aspects of business continuity This guidance is related to organizational resilience in dealing with the human impact of adverse events or incidents. PD 25111 gives best practice guidelines on the planning and development of human resource strategies and policies after an adversity of incident to ensure business continuity. This includes coping with immediate effects, managing people, personnel and their families during the continuity stage and supporting employees after normal business practices have been restored.

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